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Expand Up @@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ If enabled, new users can create a new account through this form, and log in to

### Allow new users to request an account

<Callout type="warning>
For security reasons, `allowSignup` will bypass validation protecting against duplicate user emails. We recommend enabling this feature only if users are not being provisioned by other means.
</Callout>

When `allowSignup` is not set, or set to `false`, users will see a request account link instead.

![Login form with request access link](https://storage.googleapis.com/sourcegraph-assets/docs/images/admin/auth/login_request-access.png)
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